Electricity Records Explorer Peak months
Electricity grids around the world are undergoing a faster transformation than they have ever seen. A clear way to see this transition in action is to follow when new national highs in generation or share for various fuel sources are set. In some months, dozens of these records are broken around the world, particularly in wind and solar generation.

Monthly generation records

Use the filters below to narrow down by country, fuel type, record type, or date range. Select a row to view the record history for that country, fuel, and record type.

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Country Fuel Record Type Date Generation (TWh) Share of Generation (%)
Türkiye (TUR) Hydro Share May 2018 27.26
Türkiye (TUR) Other fossil Share May 2018 0.59
Türkiye (TUR) Other fossil Generation May 2018 0.14
Ukraine (UKR) Wind Share May 2018 1.41
United Kingdom (GBR) Solar Share May 2018 8.19
United Kingdom (GBR) Solar Generation May 2018 1.72
United Kingdom (GBR) Bioenergy Generation May 2018 1.52
United Kingdom (GBR) Bioenergy Share May 2018 7.24
United States (USA) Solar Generation May 2018 9.86
Argentina (ARG) Other fossil Share April 2018 2.39
Argentina (ARG) Wind Share April 2018 0.55
Argentina (ARG) Nuclear Share April 2018 5.34
Argentina (ARG) Bioenergy Share April 2018 0.18
Brazil (BRA) Solar Share April 2018 0.47
Brazil (BRA) Bioenergy Share April 2018 8.12
Brazil (BRA) Bioenergy Generation April 2018 4.13
Brazil (BRA) Nuclear Generation April 2018 1.42
Brazil (BRA) Nuclear Share April 2018 2.79
Bulgaria (BGR) Hydro Share April 2018 19.11
China (CHN) Solar Generation April 2018 14.90
China (CHN) Solar Share April 2018 2.79
China (CHN) Wind Share April 2018 7.17
China (CHN) Wind Generation April 2018 38.32
Finland (FIN) Solar Share April 2018 0.18
Finland (FIN) Solar Generation April 2018 0.01
France (FRA) Bioenergy Share April 2018 0.96
France (FRA) Bioenergy Generation April 2018 0.40
Hungary (HUN) Solar Generation April 2018 0.06
Hungary (HUN) Solar Share April 2018 2.64
Japan (JPN) Gas Generation April 2018 26.79
Japan (JPN) Hydro Share April 2018 12.11
Japan (JPN) Hydro Generation April 2018 8.45
Japan (JPN) Wind Share April 2018 0.89
Japan (JPN) Wind Generation April 2018 0.62
Japan (JPN) Other fossil Share April 2018 4.41
Japan (JPN) Other fossil Generation April 2018 3.08
Japan (JPN) Bioenergy Share April 2018 2.18
Japan (JPN) Bioenergy Generation April 2018 1.52
Japan (JPN) Net imports Share April 2018 0.00
Japan (JPN) Net imports Generation April 2018 0.00
Japan (JPN) Coal Share April 2018 28.61
Japan (JPN) Coal Generation April 2018 19.96
Japan (JPN) Solar Share April 2018 8.20
Japan (JPN) Solar Generation April 2018 5.72
Japan (JPN) Nuclear Share April 2018 4.07
Japan (JPN) Nuclear Generation April 2018 2.84
Japan (JPN) Other renewables Share April 2018 1.13
Japan (JPN) Other renewables Generation April 2018 0.79
Japan (JPN) Gas Share April 2018 38.40
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Wind Generation April 2018 0.04
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Solar Share April 2018 0.12
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Hydro Share April 2018 12.91
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Hydro Generation April 2018 1.11
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Wind Share April 2018 0.47
Kuwait (KWT) Other fossil Generation April 2018 2.23
Kuwait (KWT) Gas Generation April 2018 3.15
Luxembourg (LUX) Other fossil Share April 2018 12.50
Malaysia (MYS) Coal Generation April 2018 5.82
Malaysia (MYS) Other fossil Generation April 2018 0.07
Malaysia (MYS) Other fossil Share April 2018 0.52
Malaysia (MYS) Coal Share April 2018 43.43
Mongolia (MNG) Wind Share April 2018 8.00
Morocco (MAR) Hydro Share April 2018 11.97
Morocco (MAR) Solar Share April 2018 3.42
Morocco (MAR) Solar Generation April 2018 0.08
Morocco (MAR) Hydro Generation April 2018 0.28
Netherlands (NLD) Solar Generation April 2018 0.34
Netherlands (NLD) Solar Share April 2018 4.17
North Macedonia (MKD) Hydro Share April 2018 61.36
Norway (NOR) Net imports Generation April 2018 0.65
Norway (NOR) Net imports Share April 2018 6.20
Poland (POL) Net imports Generation April 2018 0.73
Poland (POL) Net imports Share April 2018 6.39
Qatar (QAT) Gas Generation April 2018 2.78
Serbia (SRB) Hydro Generation April 2018 1.36
Serbia (SRB) Hydro Share April 2018 45.64
Singapore (SGP) Gas Share April 2018 97.72
Slovenia (SVN) Hydro Generation April 2018 0.61
Slovenia (SVN) Hydro Share April 2018 62.24
South Africa (ZAF) Net imports Generation April 2018 -0.29
South Africa (ZAF) Hydro Share April 2018 1.77
South Africa (ZAF) Hydro Generation April 2018 0.36
South Africa (ZAF) Net imports Share April 2018 -1.42
Switzerland (CHE) Solar Generation April 2018 0.24
Switzerland (CHE) Solar Share April 2018 4.43
Switzerland (CHE) Nuclear Generation April 2018 2.24
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Solar Generation April 2018 0.21
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Solar Share April 2018 0.99
The Philippines (PHL) Coal Share April 2018 54.23
The Philippines (PHL) Solar Generation April 2018 0.13
The Philippines (PHL) Coal Generation April 2018 4.36
Türkiye (TUR) Solar Generation April 2018 0.79
Türkiye (TUR) Net imports Generation April 2018 0.16
Türkiye (TUR) Hydro Generation April 2018 6.33
Türkiye (TUR) Other renewables Share April 2018 2.35
Türkiye (TUR) Hydro Share April 2018 27.09
Türkiye (TUR) Net imports Share April 2018 0.68
Türkiye (TUR) Solar Share April 2018 3.38
Türkiye (TUR) Bioenergy Share April 2018 0.90
Ukraine (UKR) Hydro Generation April 2018 1.45